English Suites Bwv 806-811
Bach, Johann Sebastian / Kreutz, Alfred
The title English Suites" is generally considered to derive from the fact that they are supposed to have been written by Bach for an English nobleman. This information is backed solely by the remark "Fait pour les Anglois" on the title page of the A major Suite on of the sources.However, if Bach had really composed the suites 'to order' more details of the commission would probably have survived - as in the case of the Goldberg Variations. It ...
